Garment-supporter.



No. 743,630. v PATENTED NOV. 10, 1903.

v A. FRANKENSTEIN.

GARMENT SUPPORTER- APILIGAIION FILED MAR. 27. 1903.

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ARTHUR FRANKENSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. v

GARlVl ENT SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 743,630, dated November 10, 1903.

Application filed March 27, 1903. Serial No. 149.791. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I,'ARTHUR FRANKENSTEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification accompanied by drawings.

The invention relates to garment-supporters and its objects are to improve upon their construction and enable the loop of the supporter to be more firmly held, while at the same time affording provision for tightly clasping the fabric over the button without tearing.

Other. objects of the invention will hereinafter appear; and to these ends the invention consists of a garment-supporter embodying the features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts having the general mode of operation substantially as hereinafter fully described and claimed in this specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of one form of garment-supporter embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side view, partly in section, of a modification. Fig. 3 is a plan View of a portion of the supporter shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the portion of supporter shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspective View of another form of a detail of the device; Fig. 6 is a view of a modified button. tional view showing a clasp with the base illustrated in Fig. 5, but on a reduced scale.

Referring to Fig. 1, the shank A of the button is provided with a head B and a headcovering B. Between the covering and head is secured a collar 0, of felt or rubber or other suitable material, which may be fabric of any kind. The base D of the button is in this instance suitably secured to the shank A, as by means of the rivet E, although the invention is not limited to this construction. As shown in the drawings, the flexible tape or strap F, of fabric, is bent around the base D and is firmly secured between said base and the lower end of the shank A of the bution, as shown in the drawings, so that the fabric is held securely in position. As will be seen, the inner end of the shank A bears Fig. 7 is a sec- Y directly upon'the fabric, so that the stud or button is the only exposed metallic portion.

According to the construction described it will be seen that a double cushion is formed between the collar 0 and the fabric F over the base of the button. This is one of the main features of the invention-namely, the forming of the double cushion at the top and bottom of the button, which prevents tearing when the loop G (shown on the tape) is secured over the button to secure a portion of fabric in place. This construction of hosesupporter also holds well.

In Fig. 2, as shown, the base H of the button is .formed of a spring. (Illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4.) A piece of sheet metal is bent once, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, forming the base of the button. The upper portion I of the base islcut outat the center to afford provision for attaching the button J to the base, and the fabric F is bent around the base H, it being understood that the button is provided with the felt collar 0, as before. According to this construction a springhump K is formed on the base, which aids in maintaining the loop G and the fabric in position.

In Figs. 5 and 7 another form of the base of the button is shown, in which the button 0 is attached at one end of the base and the other end is bent upwardly and inwardly at L to form the spring-hump, over which the fabric F is drawn.

In Fig. 6a form of button which may be used is shown. Thehead B of the button is hollow for the reception of the rivet B adapted to secure the button to the base. There is an outer metallic shell B for the head, and, as before, there is a head-covering- B and a collar 0, of felt.

Obviously some features of this invention may be used, without others, and the invention may be embodied in widely-varying forms.

Therefore without limiting myself to the constructionshown and described nor enumer ating equivalents, I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, the following:

1. Agarment-supporter, comprising a flexible tape, a loop connected thereto, a button having a base, a shank connected thereto, and a head on the shank, there being a cushioning-collar of suitable material suitably secured to the under side of the head, and the flexible tape being folded over the base of the button to form a cushion, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. Agarment-supporter, comprisinga flexible tape, a loop connected thereto, a button having a base, a shank connected thereto, and a head on the shank, there being a cushion of suitable material suitably secured to the under side of the head, the flexible tape being folded over the base of the button to form a cushion and the inner end of the shank of the button bearing directly upon the folded portion of the tape, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. A garment-supporter, comprisinga flexible tape, a loop connected thereto, a button having a base, a shank connected thereto,

and a head on the shank, there being a cushion of suitable material suitably secured to the under side of the head, the base of the button being provided with a spring on the side with the head, and the flexible tape being folded over the base and the spring, whereby the 74 s, so

spring forms an elastic hump to aid in maintaining the loop in position over the head of the button, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4. A garment-supporter comprising a flexible tape, a loop connected thereto, a button having a base, a shank. connected thereto, and a head on the shank, there being a cushion of suitable material suitably secured to the under side of the head, the base of the button being bent upwardly toward the head to form a spring, and the flexible tape being folded over the base, whereby the bent portion of the same forms an elastic bump to aid in maintaining the loop in position over the head of the button, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ARTHUR FRANKENSTEIN.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL BUYER, I. BRADY. 

